Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 386 | 419 | 505 | 1550 | 2650 | 4651 | 6637 | 6157 | 3487 | 2171 | 1293 | 720 | 722 | 809 | 647 | 546 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.54m | 11:11AM1.65m | 11:33PM1.55m | 12:00PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.47m | 5:19PM0.50m | 5:31AM0.46m | 6:05PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 386 | 419 | 71 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 40 | 23 | 3487 | 2171 | 1293 | 720 | 722 | 809 | 647 | 546 | 456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 5 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 82 | 84 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 23 | 23 | 22 | 363 | 400 | 240 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 87 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 72 | 64 | 505 | 1550 | 2650 | 4651 | 6637 | 6157 | — | — | — | 7 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 27 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 163 | 63 | 36 | 456 | 726 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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